Next Year's Classes

[Towelie]

For next year, I am signing up for:
AP Calculus
AP Physics
AP English
AP American History
Honors Choir

My parents want me to take Spanish 7H-8H, but that would be too much of a load.

What are you guys planing to take?

[Ergot]

English 3 AP
US History (No AP because people say the class sucks and no one passes AP test)
Math Analysis
Physics
Spanish 3
Wind Ensemble

[deadly7]

3-AP US History
2-Honors English 10
2-Honors Pre-Calculus
2-General Chemistry
2-General Biology
2-General Physics
1-Gym 10
1-Health 10
1-Fundamentals of Web Design

At my 3 science classes: My school dropped Honors classes for science after 9th grade..
And about Fundamentals of Web Design - Just about the only one-term class that I could stand taking.  Plus, I know the teacher and he's cool.

[Sidoh]

Math Analysis

What's the topic/central point of that class?  Sounds kind of interesting.

I don't know yet, by the way.  I'll be moving to college sometime this summer.

[Ergot]

Math Analysis

What's the topic/central point of that class?  Sounds kind of interesting.

I don't know yet, by the way.  I'll be moving to college sometime this summer.

It's what they call Pre-Calc =/

[Sidoh]

It's what they call Pre-Calc =/

That's a retarded title for Pre-Calculus.

[AntiVirus]

It's what they call Pre-Calc =/

That's a retarded title for Pre-Calculus.

Yeah, it's basically just Algebra 3.  I took it last year and it wasn't that bad, so have fun.

Math Analysis

What's the topic/central point of that class?  Sounds kind of interesting.

I don't know yet, by the way.  I'll be moving to college sometime this summer.

Same.

[Sidoh]

Yeah, it's basically just Algebra 3.  I took it last year and it wasn't that bad, so have fun.

I thought it was more like Trigonometry.

[Quik]

It's what they call Pre-Calc =/

That's a retarded title for Pre-Calculus.

They ran out of names. It's supposed to sound interesting, that way they can get people to take math classes outside the required amount. Duh.

[Sidoh]

They ran out of names. It's supposed to sound interesting, that way they can get people to take math classes outside the required amount. Duh.

Hahaha.

But seroiusly, I doubt a title of a math class is going to interest anyone who doesn't already have an interest in math.

[MyndFyre]

I'm taking.....  NOTHING!  HAHAHAHAHAHA YOU FOOLS!  I'M GRADUATING!!! MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Um, I highly recommend taking a social psychology class at some point.  It's pimp!

[Newby]

• AP US History
• AP Literature
• AP Spanish
• AP Calculus
• AP Biology
• AP Art History

Fun!

[Quik]

• AP US History
• AP Literature
• AP Spanish
• AP Calculus
• AP Biology
• AP Art History

Fun!

I like how the majority of schools limit the amount of AP classes one can take per-year to 4, the rest just hit you for being retarded if you sign up for more. If this is your class schedule for next year, you're truely stupid. If it's not, then your post is irrelevant.

[d&q]

AP physics
AP comp sci
AP world history
AP english
AP environmental science
pre ib french ii
some random other class i havent decided on

[MyndFyre]

• AP US History
• AP Literature
• AP Spanish
• AP Calculus
• AP Biology
• AP Art History

Fun!

I like how the majority of schools limit the amount of AP classes one can take per-year to 4, the rest just hit you for being retarded if you sign up for more. If this is your class schedule for next year, you're truely stupid. If it's not, then your post is irrelevant.

Hey, sorry if you're too stupid to keep up with >4 AP classes.  Not everyone is.

[deadly7]

• AP US History
• AP Literature
• AP Spanish
• AP Calculus
• AP Biology
• AP Art History

Fun!

LOL ART HISTORY hahahahahahahaa.  I'm sure that when you go to an interview for a cubicle job they're going to ask you who painted something.

[Sidoh]

LOL ART HISTORY hahahahahahahaa.  I'm sure that when you go to an interview for a cubicle job they're going to ask you who painted something.

You'd be surprised at how much colleges look for well-roundedness.

[AntiVirus]

Yeah, it's basically just Algebra 3.  I took it last year and it wasn't that bad, so have fun.

I thought it was more like Trigonometry.

Nope.. Suprisingly it has little to do with trigonometry.

[Sidoh]

Nope.. Suprisingly it has little to do with trigonometry.

I took the class, goofball.

[AntiVirus]

Nope.. Suprisingly it has little to do with trigonometry.

I took the class, goofball.

-.-;; Loser.

[Blaze]

Um, I highly recommend taking a social psychology class at some point.  It's pimp!

They started offering that next year, I'm not taking it yet though, I might drop one of my other courses like my stupid HTML class that doesn't teach you anything for it. 

[deadly7]

LOL ART HISTORY hahahahahahahaa.  I'm sure that when you go to an interview for a cubicle job they're going to ask you who painted something.

You'd be surprised at how much colleges look for well-roundedness.

They're not going to reject you just because you didn't take art if you've got everything else. And considering that newby is going to end up applying to somewhere technology-based, I doubt they're *really* going to care about art.  But that's just me.  I hate art, and I don't have to take it because I took part in the summer musical building sets. I own.

[Sidoh]

They're not going to reject you just because you didn't take art if you've got everything else.

They will if you've taken all the same classes as someone who also took Art History while you didn't.

And considering that newby is going to end up applying to somewhere technology-based, I doubt they're *really* going to care about art. 

Again, you'd be really surprised at how many colleges look at well-roundedness.  The college application process is much more an analsys of your personality.  It certainly heavily concerns academics, but you're going to be spending a great amount of time at this school -- they want to make sure your personality is an acceptable fit for their school.  The classes you take can be a powerful representation of what suits your personality.

But that's just me.  I hate art, and I don't have to take it because I took part in the summer musical building sets. I own.

It doesn't matter if you hate it.  That has nothing to do with the fact colleges are going to like the fact that Newby is taking a diverse range of classes.

[Ergot]

I would take more AP classes if my school actually had them and they didn't suck.
For us, Trig/Math Analysis/Pre-calc is synonymous.

[Sidoh]

I would take more AP classes if my school actually had them and they didn't suck.
For us, Trig/Math Analysis/Pre-calc is synonymous.

My school doesn't even have an AP program.  Be happy yours does.

[Newby]

• AP US History
• AP Literature
• AP Spanish
• AP Calculus
• AP Biology
• AP Art History

Fun!

I like how the majority of schools limit the amount of AP classes one can take per-year to 4, the rest just hit you for being retarded if you sign up for more. If this is your class schedule for next year, you're truely stupid. If it's not, then your post is irrelevant.

Hey, sorry if you're too stupid to keep up with >4 AP classes.  Not everyone is.

Just because I can handle 6 AP classes and you can't handle even 4 doesn't mean I'm stupid. :0

It's not my fault my school's AP classes are either "go AP, or go college prep".

Essentially, go honors, or go with all the failures in life.

No fucking thanks will I do college prep classes again, from this year's experience in them.

I do nothing and pass with an A. I'm sick of it. I do nothing to the point where I have a 20% in homework in math and I still manage to have a 90%. Argh.

[deadly7]

They will if you've taken all the same classes as someone who also took Art History while you didn't.

How many times is that going to occur?

Again, you'd be really surprised at how many colleges look at well-roundedness.  The college application process is much more an analsys of your personality.  It certainly heavily concerns academics, but you're going to be spending a great amount of time at this school -- they want to make sure your personality is an acceptable fit for their school.  The classes you take can be a powerful representation of what suits your personality.

True they do look at well-roundedness, I'm not disputing that.  But I'm saying that in my opinion, they won't overly care about it.

It doesn't matter if you hate it.  That has nothing to do with the fact colleges are going to like the fact that Newby is taking a diverse range of classes.

I was going to add [so I might be biased] but I thought that was inferred.

[Sidoh]

Just because I can handle 6 AP classes and you can't handle even 4 doesn't mean I'm stupid. :0

MyndFyre was defending you...

How many times is that going to occur?

Clearly a lot if someone like Newby is taking Art History.  It's actually a popular class at my school (even among the smart people) too.

True they do look at well-roundedness, I'm not disputing that.  But I'm saying that in my opinion, they won't overly care about it.

It's something to look at.  You basically said it was useless.  Your mistake.

I was going to add [so I might be biased] but I thought that was inferred.

It was (and I realized it, too), but don't expect me to not reply.

[Newby]

Just because I can handle 6 AP classes and you can't handle even 4 doesn't mean I'm stupid. :0

MyndFyre was defending you...

I know. My comment was @ Quik.

And I'm taking art history because I need an art class to get out of highschool. Might as well make it an AP class while I'm at it.

[Sidoh]

I know. My comment was @ Quik.

You quoted MyndFyre.

[Quik]

• AP US History
• AP Literature
• AP Spanish
• AP Calculus
• AP Biology
• AP Art History

Fun!

I like how the majority of schools limit the amount of AP classes one can take per-year to 4, the rest just hit you for being retarded if you sign up for more. If this is your class schedule for next year, you're truely stupid. If it's not, then your post is irrelevant.

Hey, sorry if you're too stupid to keep up with >4 AP classes.  Not everyone is.

Just because I can handle 6 AP classes and you can't handle even 4 doesn't mean I'm stupid. :0

It's not my fault my school's AP classes are either "go AP, or go college prep".

Essentially, go honors, or go with all the failures in life.

No fucking thanks will I do college prep classes again, from this year's experience in them.

I do nothing and pass with an A. I'm sick of it. I do nothing to the point where I have a 20% in homework in math and I still manage to have a 90%. Argh.

AP classes are designed to be college-level and extremely difficult.  Many college students don't even have 6 classes per day. If you can get sufficient grades in all AP classes, your school needs to re-evaluate their difficulty level. I was saying that many schools do not allow you to take more than 4 per year because, at the difficulty level they should be, it would be too much effort.

Besides the fact that, even if the college you want to get into weights grades, they will not weight AP classes more than 4 for the entire high school transcript (iirc). This means that if you try your hardest and the 6 advanced classes are too much for you and you get B's, chances are they will drag your overall GPA down.

• AP US History
• AP Literature
• AP Spanish
• AP Calculus
• AP Biology
• AP Art History

Fun!

I like how the majority of schools limit the amount of AP classes one can take per-year to 4, the rest just hit you for being retarded if you sign up for more. If this is your class schedule for next year, you're truely stupid. If it's not, then your post is irrelevant.

Hey, sorry if you're too stupid to keep up with >4 AP classes.  Not everyone is.

You're inferring that it takes alot of intelligence to do sufficiently in an AP course, which is a blatantly incorrect assumption. The reason AP classes work for all students who are driven is because that's all that is necessary to succeed: drive.  It's alot of work, and some of it may be difficult, but it's by no means rocket science. I'm merely suggesting that the workload may be too much for his comfort level, and that the quantity (as opposed to quality, or difficulty) of work one would get from 6 AP classes per-night would be extreme.

Newby, I would suggest taking Honors classes to supplement your schedule, there are alternatives to Advanced Placement.

[deadly7]

Clearly a lot if someone like Newby is taking Art History.  It's actually a popular class at my school (even among the smart
people) too.

Haha.  Most schools force art classes to be taken.  Mine does.  Honestly, I think that required classes should be dropped and students should learn what they want to.  Forcing people to take classes they will NEVER use in life is retarded, and a waste of the 7k that taxes spend on me.

It's something to look at.  You basically said it was useless.  Your mistake.

Art in my opinion is useless.

It was (and I realized it, too), but don't expect me to not reply.

You like picking apart posts, I see.

[Sidoh]

Haha.  Most schools force art classes to be taken.  Mine does.  Honestly, I think that required classes should be dropped and students should learn what they want to.  Forcing people to take classes they will NEVER use in life is retarded, and a waste of the 7k that taxes spend on me.

If you lack the insight to see the use of forcing children to take a wide variety of subjects, I pity you.

Art in my opinion is useless.

Again, I hope you're not saying that in a serious tone.

You like picking apart posts, I see.

It's easier to reply when it's made clear what I'm retorting.

[deadly7]

If you lack the insight to see the use of forcing children to take a wide variety of subjects, I pity you.

I don't lack it, I just find it stupid.  I already resent the subjects I'm forced to take.  If I had some real interest in them, I might pay attention during class/would take them if they weren't forced upon me.  As you might know, these include English and Art predominately.

Again, I hope you're not saying that in a serious tone.

I wasn't.  I like art, but not "pretty-picture" art.  I like the art that goes into computer design (i.e. making of Shrek and video games and stuff) but I don't like the "physical" art that's hanging in museums.  Now if those were in lossless quality...

It's easier to reply when it's made clear what I'm retorting.

Or so you think!

[Sidoh]

I don't lack it, I just find it stupid.  I already resent the subjects I'm forced to take.  If I had some real interest in them, I might pay attention during class/would take them if they weren't forced upon me.  As you might know, these include English and Art predominately.

Need I say it again?

I wasn't.  I like art, but not "pretty-picture" art.  I like the art that goes into computer design (i.e. making of Shrek and video games and stuff) but I don't like the "physical" art that's hanging in museums.  Now if those were in lossless quality...

Things you don't like are clearly useless.

[Newby]

I know. My comment was @ Quik.

You quoted MyndFyre.

Who quoted Quik. I'm lazy.

[Newby]

Newby, I would suggest taking Honors classes to supplement your schedule, there are alternatives to Advanced Placement.

That's just the thing. There is no honors classes.

It's either AP US History, or college prep US history.

It's either AP Literature, or college prep literature.

AP Calculus, or AP statistics. There is no honors for either.

Spanish 7/8 College prep, or AP Spanish.

Physics college prep, or AP Biology/Chemistry/Physics.

AP Art History, or college prep Art History.

See how my shitty school works?

[Ergot]

So... is it like slapping the "AP" part on then giving you the best teacher of the subject ;O ?

[Quik]

Newby, I would suggest taking Honors classes to supplement your schedule, there are alternatives to Advanced Placement.

That's just the thing. There is no honors classes.

It's either AP US History, or college prep US history.

It's either AP Literature, or college prep literature.

AP Calculus, or AP statistics. There is no honors for either.

Spanish 7/8 College prep, or AP Spanish.

Physics college prep, or AP Biology/Chemistry/Physics.

AP Art History, or college prep Art History.

See how my shitty school works?

I contest that there most be non-AP AND non-college prep courses that fulfill the graduation requirements, like.. normal courses. If not, then your school is encouraging too many people to join AP classes, a clear indication that tey are not up to par with the level that should be expected of a college course.  That means you're really not getting any favors, chances are you will fail the exam due to lack of preparation, and all your work (if any) will be for naught.

Do you understand why I am telling you that it's not a good idea to take so many AP classes? Or even advanced classes that are easy?

[Towelie]

Newby, I would suggest taking Honors classes to supplement your schedule, there are alternatives to Advanced Placement.

That's just the thing. There is no honors classes.

It's either AP US History, or college prep US history.

It's either AP Literature, or college prep literature.

AP Calculus, or AP statistics. There is no honors for either.

Spanish 7/8 College prep, or AP Spanish.

Physics college prep, or AP Biology/Chemistry/Physics.

AP Art History, or college prep Art History.

See how my shitty school works?

I contest that there most be non-AP AND non-college prep courses that fulfill the graduation requirements, like.. normal courses. If not, then your school is encouraging too many people to join AP classes, a clear indication that tey are not up to par with the level that should be expected of a college course.  That means you're really not getting any favors, chances are you will fail the exam due to lack of preparation, and all your work (if any) will be for naught.

Do you understand why I am telling you that it's not a good idea to take so many AP classes? Or even advanced classes that are easy?

I am in the same boat as newby, there is no honors english next year for me. Its college prep, or AP, no other choice. Same with my math, same with my science, same with my history. Its AP or CP. I thought my 4 ap classes was goign to be a load, you should consider takeing 5 classes like me newby.

[dark_drake]

You guys have no idea how lucky you are to have so many AP classes.  In my town, we have AP Gov. and AP Calc.  We also have Concurrent English.


Seriously, I'd kill to have that many AP classes.

[dark_drake]

AP classes are designed to be college-level and extremely difficult.  Many college students don't even have 6 classes per day. If you can get sufficient grades in all AP classes, your school needs to re-evaluate their difficulty level. I was saying that many schools do not allow you to take more than 4 per year because, at the difficulty level they should be, it would be too much effort.

The thing is, how many classes in college do you go to 1 hour a day five days a week?  AP classes don't have you do as much work per class period I would assume. At least that's the way I see it.

[Eric]

I believe mine will be as follows:

CISN 300    Network Systems Administration                       3   Units  9 Weeks
CISP 360    Introduction to Structured Programming           4   Units  Full Term
CISP 370    Beginning Visual Basic                           4   Units  Full Term
CISC 324    Intermediate Linux Operating System               1   Unit   9 Weeks
CISS 300    Introduction to Information Systems Security    1   Unit   9 Weeks

[Sidoh]

I believe mine will be as follows:

CISN 300    Network Systems Administration                       3   Units  9 Weeks
CISP 360    Introduction to Structured Programming           4   Units  Full Term
CISP 370    Beginning Visual Basic                           4   Units  Full Term
CISC 324    Intermediate Linux Operating System               1   Unit   9 Weeks
CISS 300    Introduction to Information Systems Security    1   Unit   9 Weeks

Beginning Visual Basic?  What the hell?  Are you teaching or something? >_>

[Eric]

It's a requirement for two of the Associates Degrees that I'm going for.  If it wasn't for that then I wouldn't be taking it.  The name's also misleading—It's Visual Basic .NET.  ;p

This summer will mark the end of my boring intro classes.   hehe.

[Sidoh]

It's a requirement for two of the Associates Degrees that I'm going for.  If it wasn't for that then I wouldn't be taking it.  The name's also misleading—It's Visual Basic .NET.  ;p

This summer will mark the end of my boring intro classes.   hehe.

* Sidoh gasps!

Visual Basic ... .NET?!  LoRd, you'd better drop out.  I don't know if you can handle it.

That's good.  I hate requirements.

[Eric]

mhm.  Prerequisites are evil especially when you know more than your teacher does.

[Krazed]

Hmm. Senior year.

Taking like 5 classes in my school, taking auto mechanics at a tech school, and then taking 4 classes in night school. (I'll have 12 credits at the end of this year, I need to get about 12 more to graduate next year, in one year.

[Newby]

I contest that there most be non-AP AND non-college prep courses that fulfill the graduation requirements, like.. normal courses. If not, then your school is encouraging too many people to join AP classes, a clear indication that tey are not up to par with the level that should be expected of a college course.

..

Do you understand why I am telling you that it's not a good idea to take so many AP classes? Or even advanced classes that are easy?

There are no non-AP/non-CP classes for calculus, statistics, 4th year Spanish, English/History (Senior year there are honors classes! hooray!), biology (1st year college prep/remedial or 2nd year AP), chemistry I am in honors but the AP class = 2nd year, physics is honors I think but requires the completion of calculus, and Art History is AP or college prep. And if there aren't enough kids for the AP Art History, everyone gets put in the college prep one.

I know why you're telling me not to take all these AP classes, but you have to realize that the AP classes are really just slightly-above-honors level. :/

Towelie -- I may drop biology, but I'd rather take only 5 classes my senior year.

[Sidoh]

I know why you're telling me not to take all these AP classes, but you have to realize that the AP classes are really just slightly-above-honors level. :/

AP has a government mandated ciriculum.  Honors classes are organized by a local school board (or in most cases, the person who's teaching the class).  I'm in "Honors Physics," which I personally feel is a lot more thorough than AP Physics (from what I've heard of the class, anyway).  We're using college books (which isn't all that impressive, but it's better than books that contain nothing but Newtonian Physics) that are really awesome.

[Towelie]

I contest that there most be non-AP AND non-college prep courses that fulfill the graduation requirements, like.. normal courses. If not, then your school is encouraging too many people to join AP classes, a clear indication that tey are not up to par with the level that should be expected of a college course.

..

Do you understand why I am telling you that it's not a good idea to take so many AP classes? Or even advanced classes that are easy?

There are no non-AP/non-CP classes for calculus, statistics, 4th year Spanish, English/History (Senior year there are honors classes! hooray!), biology (1st year college prep/remedial or 2nd year AP), chemistry I am in honors but the AP class = 2nd year, physics is honors I think but requires the completion of calculus, and Art History is AP or college prep. And if there aren't enough kids for the AP Art History, everyone gets put in the college prep one.

I know why you're telling me not to take all these AP classes, but you have to realize that the AP classes are really just slightly-above-honors level. :/

Towelie -- I may drop biology, but I'd rather take only 5 classes my senior year.

oh yeah, you didnt take 7 classes your freshman year, so you cant do 5 junior and senior year.

[deadly7]

Need I say it again?

If it helps you sleep better at night, go for it.

Things you don't like are clearly useless.

Of course.  The world is based around me because I rule.

[Sidoh]

Of course.  The world is based around me because I rule.

epeen.  you wish, k.

[deadly7]

epeen.  you wish, k.

Sarcasm ftw!

[d&q]

At my school, when you're a junior or a senior, they are literally no alternatives to taking an AP/IB class. To stay in IB, you need to maintain a ~4.6-4.8(Not quite sure) GPA to remain in the program. Meaning, you must take an AP or IB course. IB courses are even sometimes harder than AP courses, and they both count for college credit. I'm only going to be a sophmore next year, and two of my AP courses are literally required. We only have a choice for one elective, and thats it. If we don't take an AP/IB(IB courses are weighted 5.0 also), for our first elective, our GPA would be to low to stay in the program. If anything, I would advise you to take the AP courses you actually like, and for the ones that you probably might need to take to impress your colleges(Art History for example), just take the AP Exam. Also, in our school, no matter what your grade is, if you get a 5 on the AP Exam, you automatically get an A in the class. Some classes I would just advise you to stay away from. AP Statistics for example. Statistics to math is what a quadraplegic homosexual midget is to a human.

God I hate Statistics.


Seriously.

[trust]

IB should be harder than standard AP, IB is mandated by the IBO which is an international organization versus a US company. The 4.6 GPA requirement seems a rather harsh though, I'm guessing you go to an all IB/Honors/Magnet/Whatever school? The IB program at my school generally has a valedictorian with a GPA of about 4.4 or so I think.

I have an A in AP Statistics. Yay for longterm sub who just gives us notes, lets us have group/open notes tests, lets us leave class early and go home, and doesn't care if we decide not to come. (Of course, I'll probably get a 1 or 2 on the AP exam...but still...I hadn't planned on going into economics or anything that would require Stats anyway.)

[Towelie]

last year our valedictorian had a 4.7 or 4.8.... I can't remember. Wait... we had 3 last year... it was gay.

[Sidoh]

last year our valedictorian had a 4.7 or 4.8.... I can't remember. Wait... we had 3 last year... it was gay.

Honestly, I think the largest constituent of GPA by an overwhelming amount is determination.  While this is obviously a great trait in a person, I honestly don't think someone's GPA is an accurate reflection of their intelligence.  Our valedictorian this year is pretty smart, but I don't think she's nearly as smart as a few other people in my class. *cough*

[Blaze]

last year our valedictorian had a 4.7 or 4.8.... I can't remember. Wait... we had 3 last year... it was gay.

Honestly, I think the largest constituent of GPA by an overwhelming amount is determination.  While this is obviously a great trait in a person, I honestly don't think someone's GPA is an accurate reflection of their intelligence.  Our valedictorian this year is pretty smart, but I don't think she's nearly as smart as a few other people in my class. *cough*

Sidoh's Cheer Squad:




Go Sidoh!

[Sidoh]

LOL!

[Joe]

Go batman go!

[dark_drake]

last year our valedictorian had a 4.7 or 4.8.... I can't remember. Wait... we had 3 last year... it was gay.

Honestly, I think the largest constituent of GPA by an overwhelming amount is determination.  While this is obviously a great trait in a person, I honestly don't think someone's GPA is an accurate reflection of their intelligence.  Our valedictorian this year is pretty smart, but I don't think she's nearly as smart as a few other people in my class. *cough*

We'll probably have 5 valedictorians this year :|

Of course valedictorians aren't always the brightest, but they played the game, and that matters much, much more than someone saying how smart they are with a 2.5 GPA. 

[RoMi]

Math: Science: History: Tech: English: Philosophy:

Pre-Cal, H (full year) and Number Theory (half year, intro type of thing, sounded like fun) Nuclear Physics, H (half year) and Astronomy, H (half year) Topics in US History (full year, focus on a very specific topic in US history for a few weeks and go in-depth about it) Comp Sci, AP (full year) English IV, H (full year) Philosophy VI (full year)

[Sidoh]

We'll probably have 5 valedictorians this year :|

Weird.

Of course valedictorians aren't always the brightest, but they played the game, and that matters much, much more than someone saying how smart they are with a 2.5 GPA. 

I'm wholly aware of this, but it annoys me that people automatically revere someone who has been awarded valedictorian as a genius.  Sure, they've learned the material, but that doesn't necissarily constitute the actual understanding of the material (by no means am I saying this is the case for you; we both know it's not ).  The person who will likely be validictorian in our class is definitely smart, but she's not smart compared to about three of my classmates (Jeff, Myself and Lihao; I'm pretty sure you've met Jeff.  Maybe not, though).  Jeff is smart, but he doesn't try the least in school.  He doesn't even take hard classes.  Lihao and I take hard classes and try when it sounds interesting.

[dark_drake]

I'm wholly aware of this, but it annoys me that people automatically revere someone who has been awarded valedictorian as a genius.  Sure, they've learned the material, but that doesn't necissarily constitute the actual understanding of the material (by no means am I saying this is the case for you; we both know it's not ).  The person who will likely be validictorian in our class is definitely smart, but she's not smart compared to about three of my classmates (Jeff, Myself and Lihao; I'm pretty sure you've met Jeff.  Maybe not, though).  Jeff is smart, but he doesn't try the least in school.  He doesn't even take hard classes.  Lihao and I take hard classes and try when it sounds interesting.

I agree completely. Last year, one of our valedictorians really was an idiot.  Seriously, she got through high school with a 4.0, but when she went on to college, she got a wake-up call like no other.  She failed her calculus and chemistry classes. She never really understood the material to begin with, so I guess she deserved it.  Oh well, but seriously, has anyone ever heard of a valedictorian flunking out in college?

[d&q]

Well, it's not like that in our school...Our valedictorian is actually the smartest person I've ever met, and he's won all sorts of awards...

http://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial_s&hl=en&q=Nimish+Ramanlal&btnG=Google+Search

[Sidoh]

Well, it's not like that in our school...Our valedictorian is actually the smartest person I've ever met, and he's won all sorts of awards...

http://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial_s&hl=en&q=Nimish+Ramanlal&btnG=Google+Search

One of the sites turned up must have been state qualifiers or something.  My project was sitting right next to this team at International Fair '05:



I didn't like their project.  It didn't seem like much work, asside from the astounding display they had.

This must be an old picture, because their display board didn't look like that.  I think I remember their project being a three year continuation.

[AntiVirus]

Well, I got my classes for next year.  So here they go:

- COMP ENG 111
- COMP SCI 1
- COMP SCI 53
- COMP SCI 54
- HISTORY 176
- MATH 4
- MATH 6


Only 16 hours, so that shouldn't be too much for me.  All of the COMP classes are introductions and the History class is American History since 1877.  The two Math classes are going to be reviews for me because they are 1/3 Algebra, and 2/3 trig.  The only reason I have to take these instead of Calc. is because I did horrible on the trig section of the Math Placement test.  I don't really mind much because I took trig a year and a half ago and forgot it all, but atleast I did amazing on the Algebra part of the test. That made me feel a little better.

And since I am going to be a freshmen UMR (University of Missouri-Rolla) makes all freshman come a week early and take some little class thing and I am taking Powers of Communication.  And since it's group work and doesn't count as any hours I didn't add it to the list of classes that I have to take.

[rabbit]

Courses eh?

College ones, I hope.

[Joe]

My electives are

Semester 1:
AP Computer Programming 3
Something I forgot? =/

Semester 2:
AP Computer Programming 4
Maintaining PC's

[AntiVirus]

Courses eh?

College ones, I hope.

Yeah, all college.

[Sidoh]

To bump my post, you can kind of see their project next to mine (not much of it at all, but meh):

[CrAz3D]

Math 210:  Gen ed course.  Basically Math appreciation
French 211: Part 1 of French2, if that makes sense
Government 100: Required:(  Can't remember what it actually covers
English 211: Business writing, I believe
Music 101: Classical appreciation, should be a SUPER breeze class since I've been playing in band for 8? years and have take/passed AP Music theory (didn't take the exam though)
Music 172: Marching Band


wow, that is it, how sad...that's 17 credits too ...17 EASY credits.

[Joe]

That's you in that picture, Sidoh?

[Sidoh]

That's you in that picture, Sidoh?

No, it's my identical-in-appearance cousin who just so happened to be sitting by my Science Fair project.

[d&q]

Oh, that's what I suspected.

[Nate]

Math: Science: History: Tech: English: Philosophy:

Pre-Cal, H (full year) and Number Theory (half year, intro type of thing, sounded like fun) Nuclear Physics, H (half year) and Astronomy, H (half year) Topics in US History (full year, focus on a very specific topic in US history for a few weeks and go in-depth about it) Comp Sci, AP (full year) English IV, H (full year) Philosophy VI (full year)

Im pretty sure Nuclear Physics requires a little more math then Pre-Calc...You know like Advanced Calculus IV and Differential Equations.

[RoMi]

It's a pretty basic course.  The pre-rec's are pre-cal concurrently taken, and completion of Physics H, with a 90 or above.  From what I understand it's more of a discussion based class, anyways.  It's taught by a Nuclear Physicist who graduated MIT, and worked at Massachusetts' own nuclear power plant.

[Joe]

Well, I thought I'd seen a picture of you before that didn't look like that.